FULL ROSTER OF PROS AND COMMENTATORS REVEALED FOR RED BULL BATTLE GROUNDS NEW YORK

Best StarCraft II Player in the World Invited to Round Out Roster with Seven Competitors Eager to Knock Him Down

Santa Monica, Calif. – November 11, 2013 – For the best in the world, it’s not a past time – it’s a profession. Saturday night in Anaheim, California, 20-year old Kim “sOs” Yoo Jin took the title in the WCS Finals – the World Championship Series, the true “SuperBowl” of StarCraft II. WCS Champion Kim has been offered the final slot in the eight-man line up at Red Bull Battle Grounds, assembling some of the world’s best players, bringing world-class StarCraft II competition to the East Coast.

At Red Bull Battle Grounds on November 23 & 24 in New York City, eight of the best professional players of Blizzard Entertainment’s award-winning real-time strategy game, StarCraft® II will compete for $50K in prizes and title of Red Bull Battle Grounds champion.

Once WCS Champion ‘sOs’ has accepted the invitation, he will join the full roster of Red Bull Battle Grounds contenders, each one earning their spot through their performance at past events. Red Bull Battle Grounds 2012 Winner Jang ‘MC’ Min Chul returns to face off against last year’s runner up – Choi ‘Bomber’ Ji Sung, who is hungry for the win. Red Bull Training Grounds champions Jo ‘Golden’ Myeong Hwan and Jens ‘Snute’ Aasgaard have been through the training grounds ropes, but how will they fare on Red Bull Battle Grounds stage?

Competing against more than 750 qualified players, three players earned their slot in the tournament by winning online qualifiers: North American heroine Sasha ‘Scarlett’ Hostyn, Won ‘PartinG’ Lee and Ko ‘HyuN’ Seok Hyun.

Will Bomber continue his reign of Terran terror and take the title? Will MC reclaim his Red Bull Battle Grounds crown? Will Scarlett beat the odds, and bring home a win for North America? Watch to see what upsets and triumphs unfold, at Red Bull Battle Grounds in New York City which will be broadcast live on Nov. 23 & 24 on the Red Bull eSports channel on Twitch TV starting each day at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.

Tickets for Red Bull Battle Grounds are available at Ticketmaster. You can’t swap war stories, if you don’t go into battle – so secure your Red Bull Battle Grounds tickets today!